re: Can we get a realistic list of new head coaches for next season?

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I don't know the Freeze situation as to If he would leave . Does he have certain ties that would make you think that. He loses a bunch of folks .... And maybe I am just biased but would have to be considered an upgrade to come to LSU. Patterson I have on the list just thinking he has to be tired of fighting the uphill battle with what he has and gets .

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Freeze is a lifelong Ole Miss fan, if memory serves. I'm not sure if he's from Memphis, but he coached HS here and in Jackson, TN after his first stint at OM. I'm pretty sure he's given strong indications that this is his dream job, and that he isn't leaving.

Also, this isn't like when Tubby left OM for Auburn. Vaugh-Hemmingway was terrible, and the program didn't have near the money that others did. The more recent SEC TV contracts have changed all that. He's proven that he can win big there. Even if he doesn't have titles yet, there no reason he has to leave to win.

As for Patterson, if he hasn't left by now, I just don't see it. Being based in Texas, he will eventually build a team that can challenge for a title. He's gotten close for two years. They just don't have enough depth, and just had terrible injury issues this season. He would be a home run hire if he would leave, though.